Im still on Xplorer2 Professional 1.8 and I am thinking of upgrading. Not that I really need new features but I wouldn't mind to have an up to date version and maybe also a little bit as a support for Nikos and his great piece of software which I can't live without.

There is just one thing I really would like to have fixed in X2... I hate it that I can't use X2 without Unlocker cause X2 always keeps something running in the background which locks previously opend folders. So VERY often I have to start Unlocker to kill thay process in order to delete or rename the folder.

How is X2.1 in this aspect? Any better? Is it fixed?
That would be a good reason to upgrade.

1. Open an instance of Xplorer2
2. Open another instance of Xplorer2 by clicking on a folder icon on the desktop. Let's call it TestFolder
3. Let's say TestFolder contains images. I open one of those images
4. Now I close that image file
5. Now I close that instance of Xplorer2 with the TestFolder

What program is used to open the image file - I sometimes get a similar problem - my default image viewer is FastPictureViewer

In my case the problem is not limited to opening the image with FPV from within X2, it can happen in other contexts - eg from within PhotoMe or IMatch.

I should report it to Axel Rietschin, but for various reasons I haven't.

1. I know how to fix it - go into Process Explorer and kill the "hidden" instance of FPV. 2. I can't make it happen consistently. I think its exiting FPV with 'esc' and immediately opening another image - FPV only allows a single instance (I think)

Unlocker is showing x2 as the locking process as it is causing the shell extension to start up when you access your file (see this for a more complete explanation), and it is that shell extension which is locking the folder. The question is, does this same behaviour happen when you try the same thing in windows explorer? (It should, as that will start any shell extensions too.) And more importantly, does it happen for all files (unlikely) or just certain types (like photos, music, or text)?

If you're using x2 in "replacement mode" just disable it in the options first to test.